One of the big set pieces today will be the virtual meeting of European Union leaders to discuss the escalating conflict. The extraordinary meeting is a bid to enforce a coherent response from the block to the conflict as it fuels tensions in Europe and threatens to spread to neighbouring countries, with warnings it could trigger a fresh migration crisis as refugees flee to safety.
At the meeting, which will be held over video conference, Ireland is set to stress the importance of opening a humanitarian corridor to Gaza. In a statement ahead of the talks, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said it was “vital for the leaders of the European Union to set out our common position and establish a unified course of action” “Israel has a right to defend itself, but it must do so within the parameters of international humanitarian law.